Mariana Nae is a human geographer with a scientific interest in social and cultural geography. Her research focuses on urban quality of life changes, spatial inequalities, post-socialist urban restructuring, and cultural regeneration. She participated as a research member in international projects on health professional migration and national projects with different themes related to the areas and sub-domains of quality of life and geography of health and health care. She is also involved in research projects aimed at developing the skills and training of human resources by developing strategies for smart cities and proposing methodological tools for spatial planning.